Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 6.6% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
|
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